Assaying :: Assaying (n.) The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal..
Essayist :: Essayist (n.) A writer of an essay, or of essays..
Saying :: Saying (n.) That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb..
Soothsaying :: Soothsaying (n.) The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions.
Soothsaying :: Soothsaying (n.) A prediction; a prophecy; a prognostication.